| HEIGHT: | 15 - 40 feet |
| SPREAD: | 10 - 20 feet |
| DISTINCTIONS: | Shrub or tree, quite variable in form and size; some varieties can grows to 50'+; excellent survivor; needles in clusters of 2, 1"-3" long; prefers well-drained soil; sun; prune new shoots, called candles, in spring to prevent irregular, sprawling form. |
| LIMITATIONS: | Great variability in size so it may become much larger than advertised. Dwarf cultivars most useful in the home landscape; subject to moose browse; northern seed source produces the hardiest plants for interior and western Alaska; in Fairbanks does better with winter protection. |
| HARDINESS: | INT, SC, SE, W (Zone 3) |
| ORIGIN: | Mountains of central and southern Europe |
| CULTIVARS: | subsp. uncinata – Mountain pine, presented as its own species by some nurseries; tree-like with a single trunk, 50'-75' tall.; var. rostrata ‘Tannenbaum’ Small, uniformly shaped, single-stem tree form; grafted on P. sylvestris rootstock; maintains lower branches; reaches 12' in height with 6' base spread. See entry under Evergreen Shrubs. |
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| The information for this Evergreen Tree (341) was last updated on: 2011-01-19 17:04:13 | |
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